Updated Thursday, September 28th, 2023
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1 – Nursing Home Fact Sheets
- Restraint-Free Care Thursday, May 12th, 201612
- A Guide for Preventing Abuse in Long Term Care Facilities Tuesday, June 28th, 201617
- Consensual Relationships: Questions and Answers Regarding Informed Consent, Psychotropic Drugs, and Nursing Home Residents Saturday, September 1st, 201815
- Arbitration Agreements: Why They Should Be Prohibited In Admission Agreements Monday, September 10th, 20185
- Nursing Home Care Standards Wednesday, May 29th, 20196
- Challenging Hospital Discharge Decisions Monday, May 23rd, 202213
- How to File a Complaint Against a Nursing Home Friday, June 17th, 202219
- Transfer and Discharge Rights Friday, July 15th, 20227
- Outline of Nursing Home Residents’ Rights Friday, July 15th, 20228
- Residents’ Rights Friday, July 15th, 20229
- Nursing Home Admission Agreements Friday, July 15th, 20224
- Making Care Plans Work Friday, July 15th, 202216
- How to Choose a Nursing Home Friday, July 22nd, 20222
- What is a Nursing Home in California? Monday, November 7th, 20221
- Nursing Home Evaluation Checklist Monday, November 7th, 20223
- Family Councils Monday, November 7th, 202218
- Access to Medical Records in California Nursing Homes Tuesday, December 13th, 202211
- Theft and Loss Tuesday, December 20th, 202210
- Nursing Home Evictions Questions and Answers Friday, August 4th, 202314
2 – Residential Care For the Elderly (RCFE) Fact Sheets
- Board & Care Medi-Cal Deduction Wednesday, January 27th, 202138
- Self-Advocacy Approaches for Residents & Family Members Wednesday, March 3rd, 202134
- Admission Agreements Friday, September 10th, 202122
- Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly (RCFE) How to File a Complaint Friday, September 10th, 202133
- Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in RCFEs Monday, January 3rd, 202235
- What Happens When the Money Runs Out? Friday, June 17th, 202238
- Assessment & Care Planning Monday, October 10th, 202223
- Evaluation Checklist for RCFEs Monday, October 10th, 202224
- Dementia Care Checklist Monday, October 10th, 202225
- Outline of Residents’ Rights, Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly Monday, October 10th, 202226
- Eviction Protections for RCFE Residents Monday, October 10th, 202227
- RCFE Closures: Residents’ Rights and Protections Monday, October 10th, 202228
- Refunds in Residential Care Facilities Monday, October 10th, 202229
- Theft & Loss in RCFEs Monday, October 10th, 202230
- Rate Increases and New Charges: What’s Permitted? Monday, October 10th, 202239
- Family Councils in Residential Care/Assisted Living/CCRCs Monday, November 14th, 202232
- Resident Councils in Residential Care/Assisted Living/CCRCs Friday, December 2nd, 202231
- RCFEs: Admission Agreements Thursday, December 15th, 2022
- Searching for a Residential Care Facility for the Elderly (RCFE) Tuesday, December 20th, 202220
- Overview of Assisted Living/Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly (RCFEs) Tuesday, December 20th, 202221
- RCFEs & SSI: Fact or Fiction? Thursday, December 29th, 202236
3 – Community Care Retirement Communities (CCRCs)
- Should I really move into a Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC)? Friday, March 6th, 202040
- Filing Complaints Against Continuing Care Retirement Communities Wednesday, November 2nd, 202241
4 – Medi-Cal / Estate Planning Fact Sheets
- Treatment of Funds Received from the Hycare, Inc., et al. Settlement Tuesday, January 12th, 201650
- Medi-Cal Discrimination In Nursing Homes – Getting In Is Half the Battle Friday, September 6th, 201953
- Your Home and Medi-Cal Saturday, January 29th, 202245
- How to Value Real Property Friday, July 15th, 202247
- California’s Medi-Cal Recovery Program – Frequently Asked Questions Wednesday, August 10th, 202243
- IRAs, Pensions & Annuities Under Medi-Cal Friday, September 16th, 202246
- Treatment of Reverse Mortgage / Home Equity Payments Under the Medi-Cal Program Wednesday, October 19th, 202249
- Transferring Your Home with a Transfer on Death Deed (TOD) – What You Need to Know Monday, December 5th, 202251
- Using California’s Spousal Impoverishment Rule for Home and Community Based Services Friday, February 3rd, 202352
- California Medi-Cal Asset Limit Increasing for Seniors and People with Disabilities Friday, February 3rd, 202354
- Overview of Medi-Cal for Long Term Care Tuesday, April 11th, 202342
- Medi-Cal Resource Limits Friday, April 14th, 202344
- Aged & Disabled, Medically Needy, and Working Disabled Medi-Cal Programs Monday, April 17th, 202348
5 – Elder Abuse Fact Sheets
- Resource Guide to Annuities Tuesday, April 26th, 2016
- Elder Financial Abuse – Other Financial Schemes Tuesday, April 26th, 2016
- Resource Guide to Reverse Mortgages Wednesday, June 26th, 2019
- Annuities: Questions for Senior Consumers Monday, February 10th, 202059
- Annuity Basics Friday, March 6th, 202058
- Reverse Mortgage Suitability Self-Evaluation Worksheet Monday, April 13th, 202061
- PACE Suitability Worksheet Friday, March 5th, 202162
- Recognizing and Reporting Elder Abuse Monday, May 17th, 202155
- Reverse Mortgage Suitability: Points to Consider Monday, May 17th, 202160
- Elder Financial Abuse Wednesday, November 23rd, 202256
- How to Prevent Elder Financial Abuse Wednesday, November 30th, 202257
6 – CANHR’s Guide to Reverse Mortgage Alternatives – Is an Inter-Family Loan Right for You?
- Sample Secured Promissory Note Agreement Monday, December 19th, 201665
- Family Lending Guide for Advocates Monday, January 9th, 201763
- Family Lending Guide for Consumers Monday, January 9th, 201764
7 – HCBS Fact Sheets
- IHSS Offices in California Wednesday, March 27th, 2019
- In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) Friday, July 15th, 202268
- Program for All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) Thursday, December 1st, 202267
- Assisted Living Waiver (ALW) Friday, December 2nd, 202266
- Year 2023 Rates and Cost of Living Adjustments (COLA) Friday, March 3rd, 202370
- HCBS Quick Guide Monday, September 18th, 202369
8 – Legal Issues Fact Sheets
- Visitation Guide for California Long Term Care Facilities and Hospitals Monday, August 10th, 201577
- FAQ’s Regarding Probate Conservatorship Problems Tuesday, April 26th, 201675
- Probate Conservatorships in California Tuesday, April 26th, 201676
- Planning for Long Term Care Tuesday, June 28th, 201672
- Advance Health Care Directive Instructions Friday, January 20th, 201779
- Advance Health Care Directive Tuesday, November 15th, 202278
- Incapacity: Plan for it now Friday, November 18th, 202271
- Durable Power of Attorney for Property Friday, November 18th, 202273
- Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care/Advance Directives Wednesday, November 30th, 202274
9 – Other Helpful Information
- Documenting Decisionmaking In a Pandemic Wednesday, April 8th, 202081
- Toxic Medicine: What You Should Know to Fight the Misuse of Psychoactive Drugs in California Nursing Homes Friday, December 2nd, 202282
- Did You Know / Dear Advocate Archives Wednesday, February 1st, 202381